Religion is the thread that runs through the heart of India, but these questions have hardly been explored in public. Indian women’s ideas about religion have particularly been ignored by these institutions. So I decided to ask them about it.

Brazilian author PJ Pereira tells the Fbomb about how his best-selling trilogy of books about the Orishas, gods that are part of the indigenous Yorubá tradition, are helping the belief system be re-examined in Brazilian culture.

By now, most young feminist are aware of the well-documented efforts students have made to push back against sexist dress codes. Administrators and teachers across the country continue to shame their female students for wearing “revealing” tank tops and shorts, claiming their exposed skin “distracts” male students. These dress codes, young feminists claim, are an affront to feminist progress...

Our government has a way of minimizing its destructive influence on the minorities of this nation by convincing us that we’re the problem—that we’re all out to get each other and everyone else—so we lose focus on the systemic oppression inflicted upon us by our highest-ranking officials and start to point fingers at each other, until we reach mutually assured destruction.

This past week, a teenage girl identified as Nabra Hassanen was brutally murdered. She was attacked on her way home—assaulted by a man with a gun, beaten with a metal bat, and discarded into a body of...

Being the first takes courage. Putting yourself in a position of vulnerability, stepping out of your comfort zone, and risking failure can be terrifyingâbut also hugely rewarding. Itâs an experien...

Ever since reading the work of authors such as bell hooks, Simone de Beauvoir, and Naomi Wolf, I have dismissed the concept of physical beauty as a trivial social construct. The mainstream narrative o...

Many people might find the two identities I hold closest to be contradictory: I am a Catholic, but am also an ardent, sex-positive, Birkenstock-wearing feminist. But I donât think these identities c...

Halloween is the perfect time to reflect on the increasing popularity of witchcraftâ or at the very least, the perceived aesthetics of witchcraft that many champion on platforms like Instagram. The ...

Imagine you are at the beach, sitting on the sand, and enjoying the sounds of waves crashing. Â Suddenly you are confronted by armed police officers. Â The police officers stand over you and demand th...

Growing up, neither my parents nor anybody in my religious community spoke honestly about women's sexual wants or needs. I was taught to follow a single rule: to remain pure until I got married and co...

If a woman were to take over his role, the Dalai Lama said in September, she "must be attractive, otherwise it is not much use."
TheÂ self-proclaimed feminist's comment predictably and justifiably spu...

In 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf was denied a job at a Tulsa, Oklahoma Abercrombie Kids store. Why? The retailer believed her hijab did not comply with their âlook policy.â Her headscarf was ap...

Iâm a huge fan of Harry Potter. I grew up reading the books, have seen each film countless times, and dressed up as Hermione for many Halloweens. But while Iâll always love the series, I also reco...

âYou're a feminist?â
That's the most frequently asked question when you reveal your âsecret identityâ to someone in Slovenia. In the Slovenian âurbanâ dictionary, feminism is defined as b...

Â âThe women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.â -- 1 Corinthians 14:34, from the New American Stand...

Every Shabbat (Sabbath), I volunteer at the kidsâ group at my shul (synagogue). After we finish the service, Shabbat lunch is served. Traditionally, kiddush is made over wine or grape juice before ...

About a week ago, I was talking with one of my co-workers and she told me that students at her teenage daughterâs high school made a Facebook page dedicated to the school âsluts.â She proceeded ...

I recently spent two weeks traveling with a group in Morocco and was fortunate enough to have the experience of going to a hammam. A hammam is a type of spa where women and men (separately) go once a ...

I would always hesitate before opening the door to St. Elizabethâs Infant Hospital because once inside, the rest of the world would cease to exist. Nothing else could compete with the presence I met...

The Burqa ban is the cause of much debate in France. The ban sparked a discussion about human rights: do the citizens of France have free will to wear whatever they want? Is the next step to silence p...

I am not someone who attacks others for their personal beliefs. I do not openly ridicule people for having a specific belief systemâ¦unless that belief becomes a law by which I am forced to live my...

As well as being a feminist, I am an Orthodox Jew. While I had always been active in gay rights advocacy through my feminism, I never really thought about how Orthodox individuals who are LGBT+ grappl...